News Releases - 1997
Neal Sher to work with Canada's war crimes unit (December 12, 1997)
Backgrounder The
investigation of war crimes in Canada
Minister of Justice Anne McLellan and solicitor general Andy Scott meet with G-8 partners on high-tech and organized crime in Washington (December 10, 1997)
Minister of Justice marks eighth anniversary of polytechnique tragedy (December 5, 1997)
Statement by minister McLellan on
the passing of Mr. Justice John Sopinka (November 24, 1997)
Minister of Justice
announces harmonization of federal legislation with Quebec civil law (November 24, 1997)
Canada and the United States
join forces against cross-border telemarketing fraud (November 20, 1997)
Canada - United States Cooperation against Cross-Border Telemarketing Fraud.
Report of the Canada - United States Work ing Group To Prime Minister Jean
Chrétien and President Bill Clinton, November, 1997
Canada signs mutual legal
assistance treaty with the Czech Republic (November 3, 1997)
Minister of Justice tables
response to Feeney case (October 30, 1997)
Backgrounder: The
Government's Response to R. v. Feeney
Justice Minister introduces
Bill to meet the needs of persons with disabilities (October 9, 1997)
Backgrounder :
Canadian Human Rights Act Amendments
Backgrounder :
Canada Evidence Act and Criminal Code amendments to accommodate persons with
disabilities
Ministers respond to Self-Defence Review (September 26, 1997)
Fact Sheet: Self-Defence Review Terms of Reference
Fact Sheet: Self-Defence Review Law Reform Recommendations
Fact Sheet: Royal Prerogative of Mercy
The Self-Defence Review: Overview and Next Steps
The preliminary and final reports prepared by Judge Lynn Ratushny are available from the publications (Other publications) on this site.
Revocation of citizenship
proceedings two new cases (September 24, 1997)
Crown seeks leave to appeal Klassen sentence (September 19, 1997)
Canada signs
law enforcement agreement with Trinidad and Tobago (September 4, 1997)
Minister's statement
on capital punishment (August 29, 1997)
Minister of Justice statement on
retirement of Mr. Justice G.V. La Forest from Supreme Court of Canada (August 26, 1997)
Minister of Justice
delivers first major public address on Justice issues (August 23, 1997)
Background
information
on the judicial review process (August 15, 1997)
- Recent amendments to judicial review process (S. 745.6)
- Example
- Judicial review of parole ineligibility period
- Ten Years of Experience with Section 745 - From 1987 to July 20, 1997
- Frequently asked questions
- Federal government spokespersons
Federal government takes Court action
to prevent closure of Canadian Forces Maritime experimental and test ranges in Nanoose Bay, British Colombia (August 14, 1997)
Bill C-55
comes into force (July 21, 1997)
Attorney General of Canada seeks
leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (July 18, 1997)
Statement by
Minister of Justice (May 27, 1997)
Statement by
the deputy Minister of Justice (May 26, 1997)
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Letter of George Thomson to the Honourable Charles Dubin
Government
asks Supreme Court of Canada to stay prisoners' vote
(May 23, 1997)
Measures to protect
women and children come into force (May 21, 1997)
Bill
C-27: correction (May 23, 1997)
Measures to
modernize the Criminal Code come into force (May 12, 1997)
Bill
limiting access to records in cases of sexual offence
comes into force (May 9, 1997)
Criminal Code
amendments come into force on May 2, 1997 (May 2, 1997)
Child
support legislation comes into force (May 1, 1997)
Government of
Canada seeks leave to appeal Schreiber case (April 24, 1997)
Minister of Justice
announces creation of new Law Commission (April 23, 1997)
- Backgrounder
Federal Government
proposes changes to meet the needs of persons with disabilities
(April 23, 1997)
- Backgrounder
Tabled report on Federal Court
and Tax Court in House of Commons (April 22, 1997)
Federal Government
introduces National anti-gang measures (April 17, 1997)
- Backgrounder
Settlement paves way
for progress at Pearson International Airport (April 16, 1997)
- Backgrounder
Statement by the
Minister of Justice and General Attorney of Canada - Allan
Rock regarding the Seamen of the Maersk Dubai (March 18, 1997)
The Government of Canada files its factum on questions of secession
of Quebec to the Supreme Court of Canada (February 28, 1997)
News release of February 28, 1997
Associated documents
- Backgrounder
- Reference to the Supreme Court of Canada,
the Government of Canada's position
- Summary of experts' report
- CV of experts
- Factum of the Attorney General of Canada
- News release of September 26, 1996
Documents associated with the news release of September 26, 1996
- Letter of Allan Rock to
the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Quebec Paul Begin
- Statement by the Honourable Allan Rock
- Backgrounder
Justice minister asks co-operation
of provincial attorneys general regarding 745.6 review process (February 27, 1997)
- Letter from the Honourable
Allan Rock to the provincial Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General
Canada ratifies the Hague
convention on international adoption (February 27, 1997)
- Backgrounder
- Intercountry adoption
Child support bill receives
royal assent (February 20, 1997)
Appointment of the Honourable
Allan Goodman, Q.C., to review changes made to the mutual legal
assistance process (February 3, 1997)
Government record on war
crimes (February 3, 1997)
New Brunswick to receive central
processing facility (January 17, 1997)
Airbus settlement:
letters to Mr. Schreiber and Mr. Moores (January 9, 1997)
Changes to S. 745.6 of the
Criminal Code come into force (January 8, 1997)
Statement by The
Honourable Allan Rock and The Honourable Herb Gray Regarding
the Case of Brian Mulroney v. The Attorney General of
Canada et al - (January 6, 1997)
- Settlement
Agreement Regarding the Case Brian Mulroney v. The Attorney
General of Canada et al
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